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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Keeping track of points

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Mew151
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Posted: 16th Dec 2009 03:27
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How would you keep track of certain objects, say points?

Like their x positions, y positions, and other information?

As if I were making a falling sand game.

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Veron
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Posted: 16th Dec 2009 04:30
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Use a variable to store a specific piece of information, so for an object position:

objxpos = OBJECT POSITION X(objnum)

So the x position of objnum is stored in objxpos.

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Mew151
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Posted: 17th Dec 2009 04:06
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What if these points were being created and deleted?

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TDK
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Posted: 17th Dec 2009 14:25
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What you are talking about is 'arrays'.

See tutorial number 1 here...

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=99497&b=10

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Mew151
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Posted: 17th Dec 2009 14:28
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Ah yes, arrays.
How did I not think of that?


(When I post here, do I seem like a newcomer to programming?)

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Veron
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Posted: 17th Dec 2009 14:48 Edited at: 17th Dec 2009 14:49
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To be honest, yes - I really didn't know what you were on about.

Nothing wrong with that though, everyone has to start somewhere!

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